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Harken Foundation: 80 grants to organizations, $250,080 (tax year ended August 2025)
Harken Foundation, a private foundation in Highland Park, IL, paid 80 grants to organizations totaling $250,080 in its tax year ended August 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 27, 2026. The largest was $66,238 to Marine Biological Lab in Woods Hole, MA for general.
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- EIN
- 363712655
- Based in
- Highland Park, IL
- Assets
- $1,336,902
- Grants paid
- $250,080
- Tax year ended
- August 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended August 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 27, 2026, IRS object ID 202621179349100022. It reported $250,080 in grants paid; 80 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Biological Lab | Woods Hole, MA | General | $66,238 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The 300 Committee Land Trust | Falmouth, MA | Healer/augusta | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woods Hole Community Assoc | Woods Hole, MA | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | General | $10,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gdmi | NI | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA Cape Cod | Hyannis, MA | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alight | Minneapolis, MN | General | International, foreign affairs and national security | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marine Biological Lab | Woods Hole, MA | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ravinia | Highland Park, IL | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY | General | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Care | Atlanta, GA | General | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| H Frank Carey High School | Franklin SQ, NY | Wilson & emily giblin scholarship | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | General | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Habitat for Humanity Cape Cod | Yarmouth, MA | Solar program | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation | Hyannis, MA | General | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Falmouth Service Center | Falmouth, MA | General | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Joffrey Ballet | Chicago, IL | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wounded Warier Project | Jacksonville, FL | General | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cape Abilities | Hyannis, MA | General | Human services | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chabad of Palm Beach | Palm Beach, FL | General | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Falmouth Housing Trust | Falmouth, MA | General | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Partners in Health | Boston, MA | General | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rancho Mirage High | Rancho Mirage, CA | General | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Juf | Chicago, IL | General | $1,184 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Get Your Rear in Gear | Boston, MA | General | $1,063 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rolfe Foundation | Chicago, IL | General | $1,040 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Disabled American Veterans | Chicago, IL | General | $1,030 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Farmland Trust | Washington, DC | General | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amnesty Intl | Chicago, IL | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Association To Preserve Cape Cod | Dennis, MA | General | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buzzards Bay Coalition | New Bedford, MA | General | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Hope | Roxbury, MA | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | General | Crime and legal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Frederick Gunn School | Washington, CT | General | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | General | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Last Prisoner Project | Denver, CO | General | Crime and legal-related | $787 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hallie225 Foundation | Highland Park, IL | General | $607 | apps.irs.gov | |
| College Bound Opportunity | Riverwoods, IL | General | $518 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Cross | Hyannis, MA | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brain Health Center | Englewood, NJ | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cradles To Crayons | Newtonville, MA | General | Human services | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Focus On the Arts | Highland Park, IL | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| GBFB | High Point, NC | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Highfield Hall and Gardens | Falmouth, MA | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum | Skokie, IL | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lustgarten Foundation | Woodbury, NY | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Massachusetts Audubon | Lincoln Ma, MA | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Multiple Sclerosis | East Wareham, MA | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood | Hyannis, MA | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Special Olympics | Marlborough, MA | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Art Center Highland Park | Highland Park, IL | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | General | International, foreign affairs and national security | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Samaritans of Cape Cod | Mashpee, MA | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unicef USA | New York, NY | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adlorg | Chicago, IL | General | $440 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wbur | Boston, MA | General | $365 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wcaipublic Radio | Woods Hole, MA | General | $365 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Vision | Federal Way, WA | General | International, foreign affairs and national security | $313 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Fairwinds | Falmouth, MA | General | Mental health and crisis intervention | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amyloidosis Research | Newton, MA | General | $265 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Protect Our Winters | Boulder, CO | General | Environment | $265 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Heart Association | Waltham, MA | General | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Davis Thomas Foundation for Adoption | Dublin, OH | General | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Evan Scholars Foundation | Golf, IL | General | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neighborhood Falmouth | Falmouth, MA | General | Community improvement and capacity building | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| New England Aquarium | Boston, MA | General | Animal-related | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spohr Gardens Charitable Trust | Falmouth, MA | General | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Falmouth Commodores | Falmouth, MA | General | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trust for Public Lands | Washington, DC | General | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yellowstone Forever | Bozeman, MT | General | Environment | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yosemite Conservation | San Francisco, CA | General | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends Service Committee | Philadelphia, PA | General | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Charity Navigator | Saddle Brook, NJ | General | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wbezchicago Public Media | Chicago, IL | General | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grant Canyon Conservancy | Grand Canyon, AZ | General | $150 | apps.irs.gov | |
| La Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | General | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oyster Pond Environmental Trustees | Woods Hole, MA | General | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzeimers Assoc | Chicago, IL | General | $50 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge Inc | Mashpee, MA | General | Environment | $50 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended August 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202531349349103833. It reported $243,803 in grants paid; 82 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Biological Lab | Woods Hole, MA | Restoration & recovery of the little pond ecosystem | $73,116 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The 300 Committee Land Trust | Falmouth, MA | Final contrib #2 pledge | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Habitat for Humanity Cape Cod | Yarmouth, MA | Solar program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gulf of Maine Institute | West Newbury, MA | General | Environment | $24,091 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marine Biological Lab | Woods Hole, MA | General | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Frederick Gunn School | Washington, CT | General | Education | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alight | Minneapolis, MN | General | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ravinia | Highland Park, IL | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY | General | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | General | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| H Frank Carey High School | Franklin SQ, NY | Wilson & emily giblin scholarship | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| College Bound Opportunity | Riverwoods, IL | General | $2,055 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aaas | Washington, DC | General | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Falmouth Service Center | Falmouth, MA | General | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Misericordia Home | Chicago, IL | General | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | General | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | General | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Smile Train | New York, NY | General | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rancho Mirage High | Rancho Mirage, CA | General | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marine Biological Labatory | Woods Hole, MA | General | $1,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Afmda | New York, NY | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Farmland Trust | Washington, DC | General | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Association To Preserve Cape Cod | Dennis, MA | General | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fo's Feminista | New York, NY | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Keshet | Boston, MA | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest, IL | General | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lustgarten Foundation | Woodbury, NY | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mercy Corps | Boone, IA | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Parkinsons Foundation | New York, NY | General | Medical research | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Partners in Health | Boston, MA | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Hope | Roxbury, MA | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | General | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wounded Warier Project | Jacksonville, FL | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aipac | Washington, DC | General | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Juf | Chicago, IL | General | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Heart Association | Waltham, MA | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Cross | Hyannis, MA | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amnesty Intl | Chicago, IL | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | General | Environment | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Highfield Hall and Gardens | Falmouth, MA | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Multiple Sclerosis | East Wareham, MA | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Parents Helping Parents | San Jose, CA | General | Human services | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | General | Human services | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | General | Crime and legal-related | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Technoserve | Arlington, VA | General | International, foreign affairs and national security | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carter Center | Atlanta, GA | General | International, foreign affairs and national security | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Samaritans of Cape Cod | Mashpee, MA | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | Falmouth, MA | General | Science and technology | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Food Program | Washington, DC | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | General | Environment | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Glaucoma Research | Clarksburg, MD | General | $400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jazz 24 | Seattle, WA | General | $366 | apps.irs.gov | |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | Boston, MA | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $366 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wbur | Boston, MA | General | $366 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wcaipublic Radio | Woods Hole, MA | General | $366 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Trustees | Boston, MA | General | $350 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Evan Scholars Foundation | Golf, IL | General | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Falmouth Water Stewards | Falmouth, MA | General | Environment | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Population Connection | Washington, DC | General | Social science | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spohr Gardens Charitable Trust | Falmouth, MA | General | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trust for Public Lands | Washington, DC | General | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uncf | Washington, DC | General | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uusc | Cambridge, MA | General | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yellowstone Forever | Bozeman, MT | General | Environment | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yosemite Conservation | San Francisco, CA | General | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Various Small Donations | Highland Park, IL | General | $210 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nfgaspen Community | Highland Park, IL | General | $185 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Soulshine Inc | Atlanta, GA | General | $180 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gratitude Generation | Deerfield, IL | General | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $161 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elyssa S Mission | Northbrook, IL | General | $155 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Vision | Federal Way, WA | General | International, foreign affairs and national security | $117 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lauri Bauer Grief Center | Deerfield, IL | General | $107 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gildasclubchicagoorg | Chicago, IL | General | $105 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cradles To Crayons | Newtonville, MA | General | Human services | $104 | apps.irs.gov |
| Special Gifts Theater | Northbrook, IL | General | $103 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grant Canyon Conservancy | Grand Canyon, AZ | General | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Npca | Washington, DC | General | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nssra Foundation | Highland Park, IL | General | Recreation and sports | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Special Olympics | Marlborough, MA | General | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Salvation Army | Hyannis, MA | General | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Falmouth Library | West Falmouth, MA | General | Education | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woods Hole Public Library | Falmouth, MA | General | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $31,656 |
| Education | $17,600 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $14,930 |
| Human services | $5,104 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $2,866 |
| Crime and legal-related | $2,287 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,000 |
| Medical research | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $365,605 |
| New York | $40,500 |
| Illinois | $27,500 |
| Minnesota | $11,000 |
| District of Columbia | $8,350 |
| Connecticut | $7,500 |
| Georgia | $5,680 |
| Florida | $4,500 |
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Updated April 27, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.